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DAILY ANNOUNCEMENTS / OCTOBER 10, 2018

posted Oct 10, 2018, 11:21 AM by Catherine Faulconer

Attention Juniors and
Seniors: A representative from ASVAB will be at WC on Friday, October 19th
to administer the ASVAB Career Exploration Test. Testing will start at
8:05 a.m. Students need to sign up in Guidance by October 14th.

Career Day is
Thursday, October 11th from 8:30-12:30. Students will have the
opportunity to talk with many businesses from various career fields. Come
dressed to impress and make the most of this exciting opportunity.

Attention
Baseball Players: All Little Caesars orders and money are due to Coach Haga by
Tuesday, October 16th.

Attention High School
Students who have lockers on the second floor from Coach Haga’s room to Ms.
Layne’s room. You will not be able to access your lockers on Wednesday, October
10th until 5th period. Please make sure you have
everything you need for classes when you leave Tuesday afternoon. This is due
to the SATs and PSATs. That whole section of the hallway will be closed to
students and staff during this time.

The
Beta Combined Induction will be held on Wednesday, October 17th
during I/E. All Jr. Beta membership fees are due by this Thursday, October 11th.

The
Red Cross will be holding a blood drive at William Campbell on Wednesday,
October 31st. Please see Ms. Robson if you are interested in
donating blood and helping to save lives.

Attention
Juniors: All class ring balances need to be paid no later than October 31st.
The Herff Jones representative will be here on that day to collect any
remaining balances.

Attention
Juniors and Seniors: Radford University will be here on Tuesday, October 16th
at 9:00 am to meet with interested students. Sign up in Guidance by Oct. 11th
if you plan to attend.

There
will be a Halloween Dance for middle school students after school on Tuesday,
October 30th. Tickets are $5 and can be purchased during lunch. In
order to attend, you must have a signed permission form and you cannot have an
office referral between now and the dance. There will be a costume contest and
other surprises. Hope to see you there!!

Attention
Seniors: New scholarships have been added to the school's website under the
school counseling scholarship section:

The
Horatio Alger District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Scholarship Program is offering 10
scholarships in the amount of $2000 (renewable over 5 years) to high school
seniors who will enter college in the Fall of 2019. This scholarship provides
financial assistance to students who have exhibited integrity and perseverance
in overcoming personal adversity. Applications must be submitted online by
October 25th.

The Unigo Zombie Apocalypse Scholarship: Imagine what your
school or college campus might be like in a zombie apocalypse. Our Zombie
Apocalypse Scholarship committee wants to know your plan to avoid the zombies,
where you’d hide, and the top-five things you’d bring to stay alive. One
successful survivor will receive $2,000 towards his or her college education.
Do you think you have what it takes to make the cut? Applications must be
submitted online by October 31st.

The Virginia DAR Scholarship and the Virginia DAR Nursing Scholarship
are now open to seniors. This scholarship will be awarded to a high school
senior who plans to continue their education at a Virginia college or
university. These scholarships are worth $2,500 and are awarded based on
academic merit, potential for success, and financial need. Applications must be
turned in to the counseling office by January 2, 2019.

**Please
see Mrs. Faulconer in HS Guidance for more information on these scholarships.